Code of Civil Procedure - CCP
PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS [307 - 1062.34]
( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) TITLE 9. ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS [680.010 - 724.260]
( Title 9 repealed and added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2. ) DIVISION 2. ENFORCEMENT OF MONEY JUDGMENTS [695.010 - 709.030]
( Division 2 added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2. ) CHAPTER 5. Wage Garnishment [706.010 - 706.154]
( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2. ) ARTICLE 2. General Provisions [706.020 - 706.034]
( Article 2 added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2. ) 706.032.
(a) Except as otherwise provided by statute:
(1) If withholding under an earnings withholding order ceases because the judgment debtor’s employment has terminated, the earnings withholding order terminates at the conclusion of a continuous 180-day period during which no amounts are withheld under the order.
(2) If withholding under an earnings withholding order ceases because the judgment debtor’s earnings
are subject to an order or assignment with higher priority, the earnings withholding order terminates at the conclusion of a continuous two-year period during which no amounts are withheld under the order.
(b) If an earnings withholding order has terminated pursuant to subdivision (a), the employer shall return the order to the levying officer along with a statement of the reasons for returning the order.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 283, Sec. 11. Effective July 21, 1992.)